odiosvsojitosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“odios” and “ojitos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,478
“odios” frequency rank
#28,482
“ojitos” frequency rank
56960
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature odios ojitos
Definition Forma del plural de odio. Forma del plural de ojito.

Where the eye mixes odios and ojitos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
odios
6 ch
ojitos

Look-alike desk: odios vs ojitos

A purely visual mix-up. odios ([ˈoð̞jos]) and ojitos ([oˈxit̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

odios is recorded at frequency rank #28,478, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈoð̞jos]. ojitos is at rank #28,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [oˈxit̪os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 56960, this pair ranks #72,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of odios vs ojitos

Shared letters: ios. Private to "odios": d. Private to "ojitos": jt.

"odios" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC  ·  "ojitos" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • odiosdoios · oddios · odioss · odiso · odois · oidos
  • ojitosjoitos · oijtos · ojiots · ojitoss · ojitso · ojittos · ojjitos · ojtios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "odios" and "ojitos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈoð̞jos] versus [oˈxit̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "odios" or "ojitos"?
"odios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,478 in our Spanish list, against #28,482 for "ojitos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "odios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ojitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "odios" and "ojitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ociosa vs odios". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #72,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list